The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-04-23
GREAT ENCOURAGEMENT.
| From the HlggiusvilIe Post, April 13. /

FROM the Higginsville Post, April 13.
The most encouraging news is con-
stantly being received concerning our
railroad enterprises And this news
direct every time Everything
in reference to the Chicago, Ft. Scott
and Texas railroad ia going nicely and
we can safely sa4ihat the work on the
road will be cOmnrnc,i before the
present month is out At our railroad
meeting here, last Saturday, Captain
Asbury read the following encouraging
letter from j. H. DOwland, treasurer Of
the company, received by him that
morning:
FoRT SCOTT, KAN, April Z, 1887.
Capt A. E. AsBURY, Higginsville, Mo.
Dear Sir:-I enclose slip from our
"Monitor, of this morning, which
will show you what we have been do
ing, and that we are not idle. Our
projected route west of here runs
through Bourbon, NeoshO, Wilson,
Elk and COwley counties, to Arkansas
City, near the Indian Territory line,
abont l7O miles from Fort Scott. West
OF Erie, the county seat of NeOsho
county, we have secured the franchises
of two railroads, also % miles of roads
already graded, and $lOO, 900 of county
bonds already voted; and are promised
beyond a doubt that the townships
along the rest of the route will vote US
bonds at once. We will organize
another engineer corps to survey the
line from Erie to Arkansas City.
Mr.. Lee and his corps have arrived
here, and are surveying in and around
Fort Scott, after which they will pro-
ceed as far as Erie. Our bond elec.
tions here are in good shape. After
cleaning up matters in Henry and
| Vernon counties, we will 20 east again
accordance with previous arrange
ments, and then commence work. We
will have Mr.. Lee at Higginsville be-
fore the 25th. Yours truly,
J. II. DowLAND,
Following is the ''cIip'' from the Fl.
| Scott Monitor, spoken of in the letter:
"Another bit of cheering and en-
couraging news came in to the Moni-
tor from the officers of the Chicago,
Fort Scott & Texas railroad company,
which makes pretty plain sailing for
that corporation southwest of this city.
1t is already known by our readers
that the line of this splendid road is
already located from HigginsviIle, Mo T,
to Fort Scott, the right OF way mostly
secured and that the surveyors making
the final survey will be in our city
this week from that end OF the line.
Now, on the south, Mr.. Harris, presi-
dent of the road, announces that q. H.
Malin, the secretary, Major j. II j..
Dowland, treasurer, and himself have
just returned from Fredonia, where
they completed the purchase OF twenty
two miles of grade already built,
which formerly belonged to the Kan
sas railroad company, also the right-of-
way extending from Thayer to Fredo-
lila. The purchase was fully consu.
mated and the deed placed on record,
80 there can be no slip on this grade
and right of way through twenty two
miles of the finest country on their
line. The company also bought the
franchises of the Fredonia, Howard &
Southwestern railway company, ex-
tending from FredOnia southwest to
Arkansas City ON the line of the Indian
territory, which includes $1OO, 900 of
bonds already voted in Elk county,
and other subsidies will be voted at
once. This fortunate transaction now
gives the Chicago, Fort Scott & Texas
railroad company an assured line from
lIigginsville, Mo-, by way of Fort
Scott. to Arkansas City, all of which
will be built during the years 1887 and
1888. With all our internal advan-
tages and a half dozen new railroads
pointing this way, all assured, is there
anything strange in claiming that this
will be the largest railroad and COM
mercial center in the state?"
I These are certainly encouraging bits
of news and with the Monitor we can
ask is it any wonder that with these
encouraging news items and our other
valuable industrial acquisitions that
S65, 900 worth of property changed
hands in one dayP Mr.. DOwland says
they will have matters arranged and
Mr.. Lee here before the 25th of this
month. This means work on one of
the best railroads in the state.